Question 1

How did paternalism benefit factory and mill owners in places such as Virginius Island in Harpers Ferry national Historical Park,West Virginia?

Accepted Answer

It created a sense of mutual r

Question 2

Pillage was one of the main ways that Europeans transferred wealth from newly discovered areas to their home countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What is a "national narrative"?

Accepted Answer

It is a national sto

Question 4

What role did disease play in European colonization?

Accepted Answer

A) It decimated native populations leaving little resistance to European incursion. 
B) It decimated European explorers and left them unable to face native armies. 
C) It caused the spread of disease and mutation of new forms that were more dangerous. 
D) It made colonization more difficult,as Europeans had to bring doctors with them. 
E) It had a minor role in colonization,although there were losses among both Europeans and natives. 
A) It decimated native populations leaving little resistance to European incursion. 
B) It decimated European explorers and left them unable to face native armies. 
C) It caused the spread of disease and mutation of new forms that were more dangerous. 
D) It made colonization more difficult,as Europeans had to bring doctors with them. 
E) It had a minor role in colonization,although there were losses among both Europeans and natives.

Question 5

Religion was one of the main forces that drove Europeans to explore and colonize.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following was considered a primary and key advantage to Europeans in their expansion?

Accepted Answer

A) Translators. 
B) Guides. 
C) New maps. 
D) Education. 
E) Disease. 
A) Translators. 
B) Guides. 
C) New maps. 
D) Education. 
E) Disease.

Question 7

It was the expanding influence and power of eastern Asian states that probably had the greatest impact worldwide in the last several hundred years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Corvee labor was:

Accepted Answer

A) Unpaid labor demanded by colonizers of native populations. 
B) Work done by the French and other colonizers to improve conditions in their colonies. 
C) Transporting the materials necessary for colonialism. 
D) The portion of followers' labor redistributed by a chief or bigman. 
E) A method used by colonizers to appease native populations. 
A) Unpaid labor demanded by colonizers of native populations. 
B) Work done by the French and other colonizers to improve conditions in their colonies. 
C) Transporting the materials necessary for colonialism. 
D) The portion of followers' labor redistributed by a chief or bigman. 
E) A method used by colonizers to appease native populations.

Question 9

One thing that separates the Western expansion from empire building by previous peoples is:

Accepted Answer

A) The use of slavery. 
B) The brutal exploitation of native populations. 
C) The formation of colonies controlled by distant powers. 
D) The widespread use of pillage. 
E) The scale of the enterprise. 
A) The use of slavery. 
B) The brutal exploitation of native populations. 
C) The formation of colonies controlled by distant powers. 
D) The widespread use of pillage. 
E) The scale of the enterprise.

Question 10

In the early 20th century,a key function of education in the colonies was to do all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) Create leadership qualities in the local population. 
B) Convince local children that they were inferior to those who had colonized them. 
C) Convince subject people to buy products offered by the colonizing power. 
D) Show colonial subjects that they (the colonizers)were offering something of value to the country they had taken over. 
E) Create independence in the colony. 
A) Create leadership qualities in the local population. 
B) Convince local children that they were inferior to those who had colonized them. 
C) Convince subject people to buy products offered by the colonizing power. 
D) Show colonial subjects that they (the colonizers)were offering something of value to the country they had taken over. 
E) Create independence in the colony.

Question 11

Which of the following experienced the most radical change following European colonization?

Accepted Answer

A) The Belgian Congo. 
B) Yemen. 
C) India. 
D) The Dutch East Indies. 
E) The Americas. 
A) The Belgian Congo. 
B) Yemen. 
C) India. 
D) The Dutch East Indies. 
E) The Americas.

Question 12

Describe the ways that education and taxation were used in colonization in the 19th century.How did these institutions work for the benefit of colonial governments?

Accepted Answer

In the 19th century, education and taxat

Question 13

The Tirailleurs Senegalais were:

Accepted Answer

A) A police force used to patrol Dakar,the capital of Senegal. 
B) The name for the French troops that were stationed in Africa. 
C) Workers in gold mines in West Africa caught in a battle between the French and British. 
D) A regiment of African troops drafted or enlisted into service in the French army. 
E) African children who were forced into domestic service in French households. 
A) A police force used to patrol Dakar,the capital of Senegal. 
B) The name for the French troops that were stationed in Africa. 
C) Workers in gold mines in West Africa caught in a battle between the French and British. 
D) A regiment of African troops drafted or enlisted into service in the French army. 
E) African children who were forced into domestic service in French households.

Question 14

Name four social and/or technological developments that aided Europe in expansion.

Accepted Answer

These include rise of banking

Question 15

Most nations in the Americas did not gain their independence until after World War II.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The main reason for rapid European success in the Americas was disease.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In newly established colonies,the most important role of taxes was:

Accepted Answer

A) To support the cost of the colonial government. 
B) To provide an immediate profit for the colonizing country. 
C) To extend central government control into small villages. 
D) To pay the cost of building roads and bridges in the colony. 
E) To force colonial subjects to work for Europeans or produce products they desired. 
A) To support the cost of the colonial government. 
B) To provide an immediate profit for the colonizing country. 
C) To extend central government control into small villages. 
D) To pay the cost of building roads and bridges in the colony. 
E) To force colonial subjects to work for Europeans or produce products they desired.

Question 18

Which of the following probably had the greatest effect on cultures worldwide?

Accepted Answer

A) The collapse of the Roman Empire. 
B) The Declaration of Independence. 
C) The French Revolution. 
D) The expansion of European influence. 
E) The formation of the United Nations. 
A) The collapse of the Roman Empire. 
B) The Declaration of Independence. 
C) The French Revolution. 
D) The expansion of European influence. 
E) The formation of the United Nations.

Question 19

Who were the Heeren XVII (The Lords Seventeen)?

Accepted Answer

A) The admirals of the Dutch Navy. 
B) The colonial governors of Indonesia. 
C) The tax paid to the government to trade slaves. 
D) The Dukes who partitioned Africa. 
E) The directors of the Dutch East India Company. 
A) The admirals of the Dutch Navy. 
B) The colonial governors of Indonesia. 
C) The tax paid to the government to trade slaves. 
D) The Dukes who partitioned Africa. 
E) The directors of the Dutch East India Company.

Question 20

What are the primary advantages of a joint stock company?

Accepted Answer

They are single mind

How did paternalism benefit factory and mill owners in places such as Virginius Island in Harpers Ferry national Historical Park,West Virginia?

Pillage was one of the main ways that Europeans transferred wealth from newly discovered areas to their home countries.

What is a "national narrative"?

What role did disease play in European colonization?

Religion was one of the main forces that drove Europeans to explore and colonize.

Which of the following was considered a primary and key advantage to Europeans in their expansion?

It was the expanding influence and power of eastern Asian states that probably had the greatest impact worldwide in the last several hundred years.

Corvee labor was:

One thing that separates the Western expansion from empire building by previous peoples is:

In the early 20th century,a key function of education in the colonies was to do all of the following except:

Which of the following experienced the most radical change following European colonization?

Describe the ways that education and taxation were used in colonization in the 19th century.How did these institutions work for the benefit of colonial governments?

The Tirailleurs Senegalais were:

Name four social and/or technological developments that aided Europe in expansion.

Most nations in the Americas did not gain their independence until after World War II.

The main reason for rapid European success in the Americas was disease.

In newly established colonies,the most important role of taxes was:

Which of the following probably had the greatest effect on cultures worldwide?

Who were the Heeren XVII (The Lords Seventeen)?

What are the primary advantages of a joint stock company?

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Exam 14: Power, conquest, and a World System

How did paternalism benefit factory and mill owners in places such as Virginius Island in Harpers Ferry national Historical Park,West Virginia?

Pillage was one of the main ways that Europeans transferred wealth from newly discovered areas to their home countries.

What is a "national narrative"?

What role did disease play in European colonization?

Religion was one of the main forces that drove Europeans to explore and colonize.

Which of the following was considered a primary and key advantage to Europeans in their expansion?

It was the expanding influence and power of eastern Asian states that probably had the greatest impact worldwide in the last several hundred years.

Corvee labor was:

One thing that separates the Western expansion from empire building by previous peoples is:

In the early 20th century,a key function of education in the colonies was to do all of the following except:

Which of the following experienced the most radical change following European colonization?

Describe the ways that education and taxation were used in colonization in the 19th century.How did these institutions work for the benefit of colonial governments?

The Tirailleurs Senegalais were:

Name four social and/or technological developments that aided Europe in expansion.

Most nations in the Americas did not gain their independence until after World War II.

The main reason for rapid European success in the Americas was disease.

In newly established colonies,the most important role of taxes was:

Which of the following probably had the greatest effect on cultures worldwide?

Who were the Heeren XVII (The Lords Seventeen)?

What are the primary advantages of a joint stock company?

Anthropology and Human Diversity

Doing Cultural Anthropology

The Idea of Culture

Communication

Making a Living

Economics

Kinship

Marriage, family, and Domestic Groups

Gender

Political Organization

Stratification

Religion

Creative Expression: Anthropology and the Arts

Culture, change, and the Modern World

Filters